Revelation - Chapter 7

Verse 1: Emva kwalokho ngabona izingelosi ezine zimi emagumbini omane omhlaba, zibamba imimoya emine yomhlaba, ukuze kungavunguzi moya emhlabeni, naselwandle, nakowodwa umuthi.

Verse 2: Ngase ngibona enye ingelosi yenyuka empumalanga, inophawu lukaNkulunkulu ophilayo, yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu kuzo izingelosi ezine ezanikwa ukuba ziwone umhlaba nolwandle,

Verse 3: yathi: “Ningoni umhlaba, nolwandle, nemithi, size sizibeke uphawu izinceku zikaNkulunkulu wethu emabunzini azo.”

Verse 4: Ngase ngizwa umumo wababekwa uphawu, izinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane, ababekwa uphawu ezizweni zonke zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli:

Verse 5: esizweni sakwaJuda babekwa uphawu abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaRubeni abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaGadi abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili,

Verse 6: esizweni sakwa-Asheri abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaNafetali abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaManase abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili,

Verse 7: esizweni sakwaSimeyoni abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaLevi abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwa-Isakare abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili,

Verse 8: esizweni sakwaZabuloni abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaJosefa abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili, esizweni sakwaBenjamini abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili.

Verse 9: Emva kwalokho ngabona, bheka-ke, isixuku esikhulu ebesingenakubalwa muntu, sivela kuzo zonke izizwe, nemindeni, nabantu, nezilimi, simi phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi naphambi kweWundlu, sembethe izingubo ezinde ezimhlophe, siphethe amahlamvu esundu ngezandla zaso,

Verse 10: samemeza ngezwi elikhulu, sithi: “Insindiso ngekaNkulunkulu wethu ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi neyeWundlu!”

Verse 11: Nezingelosi zonke ezazimi zihaqe isihlalo sobukhosi namalunga nezidalwa ezine zawa phansi ngobuso phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, zakhuleka kuNkulunkulu, zathi:

Verse 12: “Amen! Isibusiso, nenkazimulo, nokuhlakanipha, nokubongwa, nodumo, namandla, nokunqoba makube kuNkulunkulu wethu kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen!”

Verse 13: Elinye lamalunga lase liphendula, lithi kimi: “Laba abembethe izingubo ezimhlophe bangobani, bavelaphi, na?”

Verse 14: Ngase ngithi kulo: “Nkosi yami, nguwe owaziyo.” Lase lithi kimi: “Laba yibo abaphuma osizini olukhulu, bahlanza izingubo zabo, bazenza zaba mhlophe egazini leWundlu.

Verse 15: Ngalokho-ke baphambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu bemkhonza imini nobusuku ethempelini lakhe, nohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi uyakumisa itabernakele phezu kwabo.

Verse 16: Kabasayikulamba, kabasayikoma kabasoze bahlatshwa yilanga nakushisa kuni,

Verse 17: ngokuba iWundlu elingaphakathi nesihlalo sobukhosi liyakubelusa, libaholele emithonjeni yamanzi okuphila; noNkulunkulu uyakwesula izinyembezi zonke emehlweni abo.”